I'm the proud owner of a drivetrain out of an Xr7 5 speed.
I'm looking at installing it into my 88 Turbo Coupe, making it a super turbo coupe. This car is in "24 hours of LeMons" races, where you take a 500.00 car (value of car and modifications) without safety equipment, then cage it, add race seat, extingusher, cutoff switch, etc., then race, anywhere from 14 to 24 hours.
http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com
Anyway, I'm looking here for advice on making this engine last for an entire race, if not several. I was thinking about pulling a few degrees of timing and decreasing boost, via an underdrive pulley. If I could run it on e85, that would be a bonus, but no tracks that I've been to sell it, and I rarely see it for sale in the mid atlantic region, only western pa and west...
Does anyone have info on pulleys and belt combinations for 10%, 20%, etc underdriven?
I know the head gasket seems to be a weak point, but the guy I'm getting the engine from had just gone over the top end, including head gasket. I'll also be putting fresh oil into the SC. Should I go synthetic? Mfgr. and weight?
Thanks for your time.
I'm looking at installing it into my 88 Turbo Coupe, making it a super turbo coupe. This car is in "24 hours of LeMons" races, where you take a 500.00 car (value of car and modifications) without safety equipment, then cage it, add race seat, extingusher, cutoff switch, etc., then race, anywhere from 14 to 24 hours.
http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com
Anyway, I'm looking here for advice on making this engine last for an entire race, if not several. I was thinking about pulling a few degrees of timing and decreasing boost, via an underdrive pulley. If I could run it on e85, that would be a bonus, but no tracks that I've been to sell it, and I rarely see it for sale in the mid atlantic region, only western pa and west...
Does anyone have info on pulleys and belt combinations for 10%, 20%, etc underdriven?
I know the head gasket seems to be a weak point, but the guy I'm getting the engine from had just gone over the top end, including head gasket. I'll also be putting fresh oil into the SC. Should I go synthetic? Mfgr. and weight?
Thanks for your time.